User blog comment:QueenShebaPunch/The Health of Blog Posts Now/@comment-775152-20130224030313

I agree that things can get out of hand, but as the contributor below noted, that is the nature of the internet. The best way to combat internet rudeness is to NOT become part of the problem. A lot of people antagonize others just to illicit a reaction, so if they cannot break people of civil responses, they often leave. My personal policy is to reply ONCE to an uncivil post, and if that person replies back in the same uncivil manner, I simply ignore it. If they shape up, then I can open a dialogue. Continuing to respond to their rants and ravings, even in a collected manner, only encourages them to continue.